Don't be so hard on them. Since some parts of the world are downright uncomfortable, if you ever leave Canada, its always good to transport it with you as much as possible.
Maybe Hockey Canada went too far in bringing all those MacKenzie Brothers movies, though.

Don't be so hard on them. Since some parts of the world are downright uncomfortable, if you ever leave Canada, its always good to transport it with you as much as possible.
Maybe Hockey Canada went too far in bringing all those MacKenzie Brothers movies, though.

Life just isn't the same without Doug and Bob, i know I invited them when I went to St.Barts. Just couldn't bare the thought of being without them!

Maybe it has something to do with the actual sunshine? Cloud cover? Here is lists UFA as recieving 1 hour of sunlight (not daylight) per day in December, Edmonton on the other hand, is one of the sunniest cities in Canada... Maybe it's not complete darkness as most are taking it, maybe it's cloudy and gloomy too.

But you guys are probably right, Hockey Canada is just a bunch of ignorant *******s...

Maybe they just never took Geography in school. Cloudy or not, if Edmonton is at the same latitude roughly as Ufa, then the sun is going to rise and set at roughly the same time. Can there be any doubt that Canada believes it has everything riding on the outcome of this tournament?

Maybe they just never took Geography in school. Cloudy or not, if Edmonton is at the same latitude roughly as Ufa, then the sun is going to rise and set at roughly the same time. Can there be any doubt that Canada believes it has everything riding on the outcome of this tournament?

Not that I agree, but sun rise at 8am and setting at 4, is not the same in all cities. Cloud cover does get people down.

I still think it is dumb, since these boys will be spending most of their time out of their rooms anyways.

I believe the article also had a link to the training methods that both Canada and Russia will employ while residing in Ufa.

As in the movie, the Russians will be smart enough to work out indoors. The Canadians will be tougher and work out outdoors, but unfortunately, will contract pneumonia and die. That will require transporting all those tanning beds home unused.

I'm not saying I agree with it, just saying maybe there is a reason for it. One hour of actual sunlight on average per day is not what these kids are used to in any way. If they think it's important, who are we to critisize?

Let's pretend this is indeed the case. The weather in Canada can be gloomy as hell at times, I'm sure the boys have gone through a cloudy week or two in their lives

Maybe they just never took Geography in school. Cloudy or not, if Edmonton is at the same latitude roughly as Ufa, then the sun is going to rise and set at roughly the same time. Can there be any doubt that Canada believes it has everything riding on the outcome of this tournament?

No, Hockey Canada will not fold up shop and cease operations if a gold medal is not won. Everything is not riding on this tournament. However, is there more pressure on Canada then every other team combined? Yes, easily.

As someone posted a link to, Ufa receives 1-hour of sunlight per day in December. This is obviously an effort to combat that. Darkness doesn't necessarily mean sunrise/sunset.

But hate on haters. They're actually bringing tanning lights so the bright reflection of the gold medals won't hurt our boys eyes after two weeks in darkness. Boom.

Maybe it has something to do with the actual sunshine? Cloud cover? Here is lists UFA as recieving 1 hour of sunlight (not daylight) per day in December, Edmonton on the other hand, is one of the sunniest cities in Canada... Maybe it's not complete darkness as most are taking it, maybe it's cloudy and gloomy too.

I'm pretty sure this is just about the time change and adjusting their circadian rhythm,
Your circadian rhythm is generally dictated by light and darkness.
This would combat the lack of natural light and dimly lit hotel rooms.

I wouldn't be surprised to see European teams do this in the future when playing in North America.